Give blueprint on revision of prosecutors salary: HC to Centre

The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to place before it a blueprint on revision of pay scales of prosecutors in the national capital after it was informed that their salaries were way below their counterparts in other states.
The court was also informed about lack of infrastructure for prosecutors, including a place to sit and libraries.
A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar was told by senior advocate Rajiv K Virmani, the amicus curaie appointed by it to assist the court, that the pay scale of prosecutors here was that of nurses in hospitals.

The amicus said he does not want to demean anoyone but the condition of prosecutors in other parts of the country was better and the prosecutors in Delhi were paid way below than their counterparts in other states.
Delhi Government standing counsel Rajiv Mehra told the bench that the matter was examined by it and recommendations were pending before the Ministry of Finance.
The court then asked the Centre's counsel to place before the blueprint on revision of pay scales of the prosecutors in Delhi and listed the matter on February 19 next year.

It also asked the Delhi government's counsel to inform the court on renewal of subscription of e-libraries for the prosecutors.

The court further asked Mehra to look into the aspect of having a centralised office for prosecutors.
It was informed by the counsel that in pursuance to the court's earlier order, Delhi government has appointed around 100 new prosecutors and a requisition has been made to the UPSE for appointing 17 more prosecutors.
The court was hearing two PILs seeking upward revision in the pay scales of prosecutors and for equipping them with facilities and infrastructure needed to do their job.
It had earlier asked how the government lawyers or prosecutors can be expected to perform efficiently if they are not paid properly and on time.